County Ordinances
The official Jones County Code of Ordinances is located in the Jones County Auditor's Office.
While we make every attempt to provide the most recent ordinance information as a courtesy on this website, we make no warranties as to the accuracy of this information. Persons referencing Jones County ordinances for legal purposes are encouraged to contact the County Auditor for the most current information.
Title I - Organization & Structure
Chapter 1
Ordinance Codification (July 1986)
Chapter 2
Ordinance Codification (June 1998)
Chapter 3
Ordinance Codification (December 1999)
Chapter 4
Supervisor Districts (September 2011)
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Ordinance Codification (December 2001)
Chapter 7
Ordinance Codification (December 2002)
Chapter 8
Ordinance Codification (December 2003)
Chapter 9
Ordinance Codification (December 2004)
Chapter 11
Ordinance Codification (December 2005)
Chapter 11
Ordinance Codification (December 2006)
Chapter 12
Ordinance Codification (December 2007)
Chapter 13
Ordinance Codification (December 2008)
Chapter 14
Ordinance Codification (December 2009)
Chapter 15
Ordinance Codification (December 2011)
Chapter 16
Ordinance Codification (March 2013)
Chapter 17
Ordinance Codification (January 2014)
Chapter 18
Ordinance Codification (January 2015)
Chapter 19
Ordinance Codification (January 2016)
Chapter 20
Ordinance Codification (January 2017)
Chapter 21
Ordinance Codification (December 2017)
Chapter 22
Ordinance Codification (December 2018)
Chapter 23
Ordinance Codification (December 2019)
Chapter 24
Ordinance Codification (December 2020)
Title II - Public Services
Chapter 1
Local Sales & Service Tax (July 2003)
Title III - Business & Occupations
Title IV - Streets, Roads, Public Ways & Transportation
Chapter 1
Area Service System “B” Road Classification (December 1985)
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Uniform Rural Address System (February 2015)
Chapter 4
The Utility Installation Permit Ordinance (December 2003)
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Prohibition for Jumping and/or Diving from County Owned Bridges (December 2003)
Chapter 7
Area Service System “C” Road Classification (October 2003)
Chapter 8
Engine Noise Reduction Ordinance (November 2007)
Chapter 9
Road and Bridge Construction Ordinance (November 2015)
Title V - Public Order, Safety & Health
Chapter 1
Hazardous Substances (December 2003)
Chapter 2
Private Water Well Construction Permit Rules (April 1989)
Chapter 3
Nonpublic Water Well Rules (April 1989)
Chapter 4
Requirements for Properly Plugging Abandoned Wells (April 1990)
Chapter 5
The Public and Private Sewage Disposal System (September 2019)
Chapter 6
Separation of Yard Wastes (March 1991)
Chapter 7
Jones County Nuisance Ordinance (December 2003)
Chapter 8
Jones County Lead Ordinance (January 2006)
Chapter 9
Animal Protection and Control (December 2003)
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Jones County Social Host Ordinance (May 2016)
Chapter 12
Jones County Public Impairment Ordinance (July 2017)
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Jones County Alcohol Compliance Training (January 2015)
Chapter 15
Amended
Ordinance 2019-04 (June 2019)
Chapter 16
Off-Highway Vehicle Ordinance (December 2018)
Chapter 17
Tanning Facilities - Minimum Requirements (June 2020)
Title VI - Property & Land Use
Chapter 1
Flood Plain Management Ordinance (October 2016)
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) - Effective May 15, 2015
To view the FIRM maps visit the FEMA website and enter the property address. Please contact the Jones County Emergency Management Coordinator at (319) 462-4386 for further assistance.
Flood Insurance Study, Jones County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas - Effective May 15, 2015
For copies of current Letters of FIRM Map Change (LOMA), contact the Jones County Flood Plain Administrator/Emergency Management Coordinator at (319) 462-4386.
Chapter 2
Cemetery Commission (January 1997)
Chapter 3
Jones County Zoning Ordinance (March 2021)
Chapter 4
Jones County Subdivision Ordinance (September 2009)
Chapter 5
Jones County Tax Sale Ordinance (August 2017)
Chapter 6
Repealed April 2007 by incorporation into Chapter 3, Zoning Ordinances
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Repealed April 2007 by incorporation into Chapter 3, Zoning Ordinance
Title VII - Social & Human Services
Chapter 1
Commission on Veterans Affairs (December 2007)
Chapter 2
General Assistance (December 2007)
